Research
Prenatal exposure to viral infection may lead to transient neuropsychiatric disorders in adolescence
A new study conducted at the CoBrA Laboratory located in the Cerebral Imaging Centre at the Douglas Research Centre, sheds light on the...
August 3, 2021
RI-MUHC researchers contribute to global study of babies born with birth defects
A study published this month in The Lancet examined the risk of mortality for nearly 4,000 babies born with birth defects in 264...
August 3, 2021
Measuring creativity, one word at a time
People who are more creative can think of ideas with greater “distances” between them Can you think of three words that are completely...
July 27, 2021
Distinguished Toronto Scientist Dr. Jim Woodgett Takes Up Leadership of Terry Fox Research Institute on August 1
Vancouver, BC – The Board of Directors of the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) announces the appointment of Jim Woodgett, a senior scientist...
July 26, 2021
RI-MUHC success in grant competition for transplantation research
Researchers awarded funds from the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program for innovative research projects in organ and tissue transplantation Announced on July...
July 26, 2021
Scientists break record while battling antibiotic resistance
Drug-resistant diseases could cause up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050, according to the World Health Organization. Scientists used the Canadian...
July 26, 2021
RI-MUHC team identifies potential diagnostic biomarker for pancreatic cancer
Study demonstrates that regenerative protein 3A/3B promotes a newly recognized precursor of pancreatic cancer Published in Communications Biology, a new study by researchers...
July 26, 2021
How well do COVID-19 vaccines work in people with cancer, immune conditions and other populations of interest?
The Ottawa Hospital launches four national studies to find out, with $8M from Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital...
July 26, 2021
STOPMTL.CA: First interactive map to self-report police stops in Montreal
Innovative open data research project to serve citizens and communities In 2019, an independent report commissioned by the City of Montreal demonstrated racial...
July 15, 2021
McGill team leads research advancing knowledge on rare inherited disorder & brain cell type
A rare inherited syndrome called Lesch-Nyhan Disease (LND) is caused by the tiniest of glitches – the deficiency of a single enzyme. It...
July 12, 2021
The Neuro and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel collaborate on a promising direction for a potential ALS treatment
An ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) diagnosis sends shockwaves through an individual’s life. The disease can strike at any age, though most commonly between...
July 12, 2021
The McGill Family Medicine Research Symposium 2021
The McGill Family Medicine Research Symposium is an annual conference organized by the Family Medicine Graduate Student Society (FMGSS) with the support of...
July 7, 2021